Girls tourney roundup: Stark County advances to Princeton title game

Stark County punched its ticket to the championship game by completing a perfect run through pool play Friday night.

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By Mike Landis

Star Courier - Kewanee, IL

By Mike Landis

Posted Nov. 22, 2013 at 10:38 PM

By Mike Landis

Posted Nov. 22, 2013 at 10:38 PM

PRINCETON

Princeton Holiday Tournament

Stark County punched its ticket to the championship game by completing a perfect run through pool play Friday night.

The Lady Rebels thumped LaMoille-Ohio 62-34 to finish 3-0 in pool play and advance to tonight’s title game against Putnam County.

Stark County pulled away in the middle two quarters, outscoring L-O 39-12.

Ashley Phillips led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points, followed by Madisyn Paxson with 15 and Liz Hippen with 14. The Lady Rebels continued their hot shooting from the 3-point line as they drilled 10, led by Phillips and Hippen with four each.

Today’s tourney matchups are Princeton vs. Streator in the seventh-place game at 3 p.m., Henry vs. Midland in the fifth-place game at 4:30 p.m., LaMoille-Ohio vs. Bureau Valley in the third-place game at 6 p.m. and Stark County vs. Putnam County in the championship game at 7:30 p.m.